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Unc0ver jailbreak picks up support for iOS 12.4.1 in latest public beta

Pwn20wnd updated the unc0ver jailbreak tool at the start of last week with seemingly negligible bug fixes and improvements, but as it would seem, the hacker didn’t stop there.

We learned from an announcement via Twitter late Sunday morning that Pwn20wnd had been working on iOS 12.4.1 support on devices as new as A12, but a shortage of beta testers due to the Cydia Impactor problem inevitably delayed a public beta launch in the past week. Fortunately, that update finally appears to be ready to public testing:

Supercharge aims to redefine tweaking on jailbroken & non-jailbroken devices

Tweaking your iOS device may soon become significantly easier with the introduction of an exceptionally captivating project dubbed Supercharge led by iOS developer Kabir Oberai and designer Alessandro Chiarlitti, and contributed to by others.

Supercharge aims to become a platform that will make the process of tweaking your iPhone or iPad easier, whether you’re jailbroken or not. The work is being advertised as an innovative new tweak editor that will empower users with the ability to create and modify tweaks without writing a single line of code. Moreover, users will be able to share their works with other Supercharge users.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Maple 2, Watermelon, and more…

The checkra1n team is currently developing the first public jailbreak for iOS 13, and for those already taking advantage of the public beta during its initial public testing phases, we’d totally understand if you wanted to find some interesting jailbreak tweaks to trick out your newly liberated handset. The same goes for those who are already enjoying jailbreaks on Chimera, Electra, or unc0ver.

In this roundup, we’ll talk about all the latest jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, December 2nd to Sunday, December 8th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorites first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

Make iOS’ Rotation Lock less cumbersome with Oriental

The ability to switch between landscape and portrait orientation on the iPhone can be godsend in certain situations, but in certain situations, it can be a real pain in the (redacted) — especially when in bed and your iPhone thinks laying on your side means that you want landscape orientation.

Apple combats this problem with iOS’ optional Rotation Lock feature, but this necessitates an additional step on the user’s part. For that reason, iOS developer Ubik has made a new and free jailbreak tweak called Oriental, which aims to make display rotation smarter for the iOS platform in general.

Blots brings a dot-based notification system to jailbroken iPhones

If you’re in search of a subtle way to augment iOS’ native notification system, then you might want to turn your attention to that of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Blots by iOS developer Antique.

As you accumulate missed notifications, Blots displays colored dots at the top of your display, just underneath the Status Bar. These dots are specifically colorized to match the dominant color of the app icon for which the notification represents.

Retro review: Temple Run

Nowadays, endless runners are a dime a dozen. But back in the day, when the App Store was just beginning, they weren't as popular. That was until Temple Run released in 2011. This game took the world by surprise with a repetitive, yet addictive gameplay.

Now, the game remains one of the most popular games on the App Store. Currently, it's number 11 in the list of action games. It's been downloaded billions of times, which led to a sequel that has been equally popular. But, is it worth playing the classic Temple Run? Or are you better off playing its sequel? Or should you move on to another one of the many endless games out there? Let's find out in today's Retro review.

Watermelon brings Apple Watch Complications to iOS

One of the reasons I love my Apple Watch so much is having the ability to glance at my wrist to see information from Complications. On the other hand, I spend most of my time using  my iPhone as opposed to my Apple Watch, and it’d be nice to have watchOS-like Complications present on my iOS devices.

If you’re thinking along the same lines I am, then you might be interested in a newly released jailbreak tweak called Watermelon by iOS developer LaughingQuoll.